HISTORY ACTS - ANTI-FASCISMTUESDAY 16 APRIL 6PM-8PM

An opportunity for historians with an interest in anti-fascism and the far right to engage with activists.

History Acts workshops are led by activists, who give a short talk or presentation about their work. Historians working on a relevant topic will then respond, before opening it up to group discussion.

Free entry, and open to all: historians, students, and anyone interested in how history can work towards social change!

Our panel:

Activists

Adam Lawrence, Plan C London Plan C is an anti-authoritarian communist and anti-fascist organisation, with a number of local groups spread across the UK. Adam Lawrence is a host of 12 Rules for What, a podcast about the far-right.

+ 1 more TBC.

Historians

Professor Nigel Copsey is a specialist in fascism and anti-fascism. His first monograph, Anti-Fascism in Britain (2000), examined the history of anti-fascism in Britain from the 1920s to the present day. A second revised and expanded edition of this book was published by Routledge in 2017.

Jessica Thorne is a PhD student at Royal Holloway, researching transnational anarchist resistance to Franco’s Spain 1960-1975. She has written for History Workshop Online and is a contributor to Notes from Below.